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Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.

Sri Aurobindo

The great are strongest when they stand alone, A God-given might of being is their force.
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Force Greatness Stand Strong
A God who cannot smile, could not have created this humorous universe.
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God Humor Smile Universe
The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
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Face Ourselves Practice
The mind has these four levels: physical, vital, buddhi, higher mind. The Supermind is far above these.
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Level Mindset Physical Spiritual
You carry in yourself all the obstacles necessary to make your realization perfect. If you discover a very black hole, a thick shadow, be sure there is somewhere in you a great light. It is up to you to know how to use the one to realize the other.
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Carry Discover Greatness Light Necessary Obstacle Oneself Realize
The meeting of man and God must always mean a penetration and entry of the divine into the human and a self-immergence of man in the Divinity.
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Divine God Human Man
The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself – for this is your true self.
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Identity Play True Universe
The Person is a bubble on Time’s sea.
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Person Sea Time
The most vital issue of the age is whether the future progress of humanity is to be governed by the modern economic and materialistic mind of the West or by a nobler pragmatism guided, uplifted and enlightened by spiritual culture and knowledge.
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Culture Economics Future Humanity Issue Knowledge Progress Spiritual
True knowledge is not attained by thinking. It is what you are; it is what you become.
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Knowledge Thinking True Yourself
If a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.
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Forever Limitation Purpose Religion Time Universe
What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.
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Acceptance Appearance Knowledge Man Reason
Genius discovers a system; average talent stereotypes it till it is shattered by fresh genius.
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Average Discover Genius Talent
Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.
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Enemy Force Ourselves
The yogin becomes aware in part of the action of the supramental power organizing the lower vehicle (ādhāra). A part of it remains behind the veil and prepares itself.
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Action Awareness Preparation Yoga
The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration – a state of awaiting.
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Aspiration Calm Quiet State Wait

Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.

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